Economy & Finance

From January 2016, financial institutions in over 50 countries around the world began collecting information on their clients and their accounts. This data will be passed onto the clients’ country

Much of the talk last week surrounded the Italian referendum and although the referendum result had been fairly widely anticipated, there had been doubts that Prime Minister Renzi would carry

If you have spent years saving into a UK pension, recent changes could put you in the firing line for up to 55% taxation. Expatriates in Portugal, however, can take

The initial effect of Donald Trump’s election to the White House seems to have run its course. While investors still expect his policies for tax cuts and infrastructure spending to

Since January 2016, visitors to the Portuguese capital have to pay a municipal tourist tax of €1 per person per night. Children under 13 and those seeking medical treatment are

If politics was the main driver for currencies at the end of last week, then it most certainly was again throughout the past five days. Wherever you were this week

The UK’s Summer Budget of 2015 included measures to remove the “fundamental unfairness” in the non-domicile regime. Following a period of consultation, we now have a good idea of what

Last week ended on an average note for the euro, it was unchanged against the other dozen most actively-traded currencies. Over the last month the strongest performer had been sterling

With the uncertainties of the Brexit and the European Union still incapable of unionising fiscal policies, those individuals with significant assets and savings are looking to Family Investment Companies (FICs)

If you have ever had the feeling that you spent half your working life just to pay tax, you are probably not far wrong. What with income tax, national insurance/social